title: Getting on with living life: experiences of older adults after home care.
abstract: Providers in all settings are increasingly aware of the need to focus on transitional care needs and services across healthcare settings to improve quality of life, maintain optimal health, and prevent unnecessary hospitalizations. Home care is an essential piece of the transitional care puzzle, especially in providing services to support older adults with chronic comorbid conditions to remain at home safely with optimal health and psychosocial well-being. Home care is essential in bridging the gap from acute hospital care to home; however, little is known about the needs of older adults after discharge from home care. Our study investigated the perceptions of older adults with chronic health conditions after discharge from home care regarding their daily activities and healthcare needs and identified how these needs were met.
authors.affiliation: Bonnie L. Westra, PhD, RN, FAAN, FACMI, is an Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nadine Paitich, MBA, BS, RN, is the Home Care Executive, HealthEast Home Care, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, Minnesota. Dawn Ekstrom, MBA, is the Director of Quality Management, HealthEast Home Care, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, Minnesota. Susan C. Mehle, BS, is the Director, Research Department, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, Minnesota. Maggie Kaeding, BS, is a Research Assistant, Research Department, HealthEast Care System, St. Paul, Minnesota. Sajeda Abdo, RPh, is a Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, Institute of Health Informatics, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Karen Monsen, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, School of Nursing, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Bonnie L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Westra
authors.forename: Nadine
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paitich
authors.forename: Dawn
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ekstrom
authors.forename: Susan C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Mehle
authors.forename: Maggie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaeding
authors.forename: Sajeda
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abdo
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Monsen
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease / Q000451:nursing*; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D011788:Quality of Life